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Hero or Victim: Encouraging Self-Dispatching of Off-Duty Police Officers to...
Today’s post was written by Matthew Hanley. Officer Smith receives the call he has been dreading his entire career, an active shooter at the local elementary school. The 911 dispatcher provides the...
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Social identity theory and homeland security
What do these people have in common? - Unaccompanied children crossing the border illegally, and the people who don’t want them in this country. - People opposing the militarization of police, and the...
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Six master’s degree theses
Here are the titles – and abstracts – of six master’s degree theses recently completed at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The theses will be publicly...
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Seeing something about school shootings on Yik Yak and saying something
“Just saw a sketchy looking dude load some assault rifles into his car on the walk to campus, so that’s chill.” Last week a friend sat waiting at the airport for her flight. To pass the time she...
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George Washington University creates Center for Cyber and Homeland Security
From the web: http://homelandsecurity.gwu.edu/george-washington-university-establishes-new-gw-center-cyber-and-homeland-security January 12, 2015 The George Washington University establishes new GW...
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A MOOC: Central Challenges of American National Security
This is an opportunity not directly related to homeland security. However, I thought some of topics addressed by this course will be of interest to this blog’s readership. For all the details, see:...
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Update on the course “Central Challenges of American National Security”
Roughly a month ago I posted on the opportunity to participate in a Massive Open Online Course offered by Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, “Central Challenges of American National Security.” A...
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Two homeland security – related courses; mostly online
Two homeland security – related online (mostly) course offerings: “The Master of Public Health Program at Missouri State University is now offering three graduate certificates in public health. The...
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Community Policing at Work in Boston
Obviously, there are still a lot of unanswered questions regarding the Boston Police and FBI shooting of a suspected ISIS sympathizer. Recent reporting indicates he and co-conspirators were planning on...
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How to Save a Life – Bystander CPR
[This post was written by Frank Leeb] Earlier this morning, I was on the elliptical at the gym in my home town where I proudly serve as a volunteer firefighter. Like every call for help in my...
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